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A town of 1,247 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Perrigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,766/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Perrigny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Perrigny with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Perrigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Gustave Michaut, born in 1870, is the one person born in Perrigny before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Perrigny. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Germain d'Auxerre3.6 km southeast, in Auxerre
MuseumMusée Saint-Germain3.5 km southeast, in Auxerre
MuseumMusée Leblanc-Duvernoy3.7 km southeast, in Auxerre
MuseumChapelle des Visitandines d'Auxerre3.5 km southeast, in AuxerreAttractionAttractionÉglise Saint-Eusèbe d'Auxerre3.9 km southeast, in AuxerrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perrigny.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Perrigny is below both Yonne’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 218 residents of Perrigny died, against 213 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Perrigny comes above both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 7.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Perrigny | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Perrigny, that is below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,320 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,766/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Perrigny from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.83/m² a month, close to Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,766/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Perrigny sits above both Yonne’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean BertinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 94%+5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-Joseph La Salle PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 122 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel VaubanBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 83 | 89%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Perrigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Perrigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont dit Pont de pierre: Photo: Eurasia21eu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont dit Pont de pierre: Photo: Eurasia21eu · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Perrigny.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Perrigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 12.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 122 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Saint-Joseph La Salle in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Perrigny grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Perrigny is a commune of 1,247 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.